Re: Telnet to the router
On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Kevin Traas wrote:
> >Is there a reason why I can't telnet normally to the router?
> >I don't get a login prompt when I first connect but only after 3 or
> >more minutes????? even if a "ps -ex" show that in.telnetd is there
> Actually, it's 150 seconds - or 2.5 minutes - however you look at it.
>
> The reason for the problem is that telnet (and ftp, etc.) try to do a
> reverse name lookup on the IP address of the incoming connection. There are
> lots of ways to get around this problem, but I've idea on how to stop this
> lookup from happening.
>
> ***IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE HEARING THEM***
Stop using tcpd in inetd.
Jason
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